npub1qzc8ejmflltq5uuwmvurfcfd4l96t6np6c8fzgj9l2rdfheadydshtyetl (npub1qzc…yetl) not just industrial farming, but domestic applications of weedkillers and pesticides. They may not kill the birds, but they kill the slugs, which are they eaten by the birds
The result is exactly the same – a dead bird.
In Edinburgh the song thrush has all but disappeared, but they thrive in less manicured environments where gardeners are not trying to kill slugs or weeds.